Career
Senior Business Development Specialist
Sales
United Kingdom, Hammersmith
Requisition ID
539829
About our Company:
Medidata: Powering Smarter Treatments and Healthier People
Medidata, a Dassault Systèmes company, is leading the digital transformation of life sciences, creating hope for millions of people. Medidata helps generate the evidence and insights to help pharmaceutical, biotech, medical device and diagnostics companies, and academic researchers accelerate value, minimize risk, and optimize outcomes. More than one million registered users across 2,000+ customers and partners access the world's most trusted platform for clinical development, commercial, and real-world data. Known for its groundbreaking technological innovations, Medidata has supported more than 30,000 clinical trials and 9 million study participants. Medidata is headquartered in New York City and has offices around the world to meet the needs of its customers. Discover more at www.medidata.comand follow us on LinkedIn, Instagram, and X.
About the Team:
Come and be a part of the EMEA Business Development Team! We promote the Medidata portfolio directly to our customers. Reporting to the Business Development Manager, you'll identify new potential customers and unexplored markets. Collaborating with multiple diverse teams including Demand Marketing, Account Executives and Product Specialists you will create and qualify new business opportunities, creating growth for Medidata Solutions.
We are accepting applications for this exciting opportunity now for an immediate start! Don’t miss your chance to be part of a company that is making a significant impact in the Life Sciences industry.
Responsibilities:
- Demonstrate a strong evaluation plan with clear strategies to draw out answers effectively to qualify identified opportunities.
- Build relationships with new and existing contacts specific to your territory to generate demand for a specific Medidata portfolio, research and exploration of a prospects core challenges
- Have a solid engagement-to-delivery ratio to drive a robust pipeline line with a firm understanding of what is needed to overachieve on quota
- Coordinate qualified opportunity handoff from the Business Development team to assigned Account Managers and product specialists
- Take ownership of your opportunity management, identifying risks, and back everything up with data-based insights.
- Participate in company-sponsored customer facing events and marketing driven campaigns designed to stimulate more brand and product awareness
Qualifications:
- Successful sales/business development experience, with a history of overachieving against sales goals and a working understanding of sales methodologies.
- Confident communicator across multiple channels, engaging prospective customers.
- Strong organizational skills with the ability to balance multiple internal stakeholders' needs and show impact on the sales pipeline.
- Passion for the life sciences industry and improving patients' lives by bringing novel therapeutics to market.
- Team player motivated to exceed in their own business area.
- Knowledge of Clinical Development/Laboratory environments.
- SaaS sales experience is a plus, but not essential
Base pay is one part of the Total Rewards that Medidata provides to compensate and recognize employees for their work. This sales position is eligible for a commission on the terms of applicable plan documents, Medidata believes that other benefits should connect you to the support you need when it matters most and provides best-in-class benefits, including medical, dental, life and disability insurance; a generous pension; and 25+ paid holidays per year.
Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.
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